Issue · EU initiative · model-assigned
Gender Equality Strategy
- Decisions
- 7 on 7 sitting days
- Outcomes
- 7 adopted · 0 rejected
- Period
- 9 Oct 2025 – 16 Sept 2026
- Found by
- A model, not checked by hand
More facts (5)
- Kind
- EU initiative
- Status
- Active
- Last 90 days
- 1 decision
- Roll-call votes
- 6
- By kind
- Resolutions 7
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The EU's recurring strategic framework for gender equality policies and measures across member states.
Decisions, 7
The latest decisions on this issue, newest first. No CSV for issues yet: the registers cannot filter by issue.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions | Resolutions | Adopted | 390 for, 218 against, 29 abstained by roll call |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | Resolutions | Adopted | 263 for, 83 against, 154 abstained by roll call |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions | Resolutions | Adopted | 404 for, 102 against, 67 abstained by roll call |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors | Resolutions | Adopted | 458 for, 72 against, 98 abstained by roll call |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 2024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget | Resolutions | Adopted | 389 for, 213 against, 36 abstained by roll call |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | Resolutions | Adopted | 310 for, 222 against, 68 abstained by roll call |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society | Resolutions | Adopted | show of hands — no count |
Dossiers, 7
The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.
| Dossier | Decisions | Latest decision |
|---|---|---|
| Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions 2025-2074 | Decisions1 | 16 Sept 2026 · Adopted |
| Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap 2025-2039 | Decisions1 | 21 May 2026 · Adopted |
| Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions 2024-2124 | Decisions1 | 30 Apr 2026 · Adopted |
| Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors 2025-2038 | Decisions1 | 11 Mar 2026 · Adopted |
| 2024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget 2025-2033 | Decisions1 | 25 Nov 2025 · Adopted |
| Gender Equality Strategy 2025 2024-2125 | Decisions1 | 13 Nov 2025 · Adopted |
| Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society 2025-2780 | Decisions1 | 9 Oct 2025 · Adopted |
Group lines
How each group voted on the final votes of this issue: its clear line or divided.
| Group | For | Against | Abstained | Divided | With the outcome | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For6 | Against0 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome6 | of6 |
| Greens | For6 | Against0 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome6 | of6 |
| S&D | For5 | Against0 | Abst.1 | Divided0 | With outcome5 | of6 |
| Renew | For6 | Against0 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome6 | of6 |
| EPP | For4 | Against0 | Abst.0 | Divided2 | With outcome4 | of6 |
| ECR | For0 | Against3 | Abst.2 | Divided1 | With outcome0 | of6 |
| Patriots | For0 | Against2 | Abst.0 | Divided4 | With outcome0 | of6 |
| ESN | For0 | Against6 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome0 | of6 |
Connections
Topics and issues that come up together with this one, and its main dossiers.
Topics that come up with it
- Topic Jobs, social affairs & equality Workers’ rights, social protection, equality, education and culture.
- Topic EU budget & funds Annual budget, the long-term budget, discharge, cohesion funds.
- Topic Health Public health, medicines, tobacco, health and safety.
Running issues
- Issue EU fundamental rights Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
- Issue European Pillar of Social Rights Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
- Issue EU long-term budget Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Gender Equality Strategy”. Running issue, 16 September 2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/gender-equality-strategy (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-issue-gender-equality-strategy,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Gender Equality Strategy}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/gender-equality-strategy}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/gender-equality-strategy},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Running issue. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}